On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote:
> > unifying the storage of Pine, KMail, evolution and whatever other MUAs I
> What do you mean by this? They all can use IMAP/POP3, can't they?
Mostly, yes. Most of them also use mbox format for storing mail locally,
and it is possible (to some extent, have not investigated fully) to get
them to use the same set of folders. For example, by editing kmailrc you
can have KMail and Pine sharing the same local folders, so that you could
switch seamlessly between the two.
My aim in doing this is to make it easier for newbies to choose an e-mail
package. At the moment, you really have to select a package before you
start using it seriously. If they all used the same folder set, then you
would be able to switch packages even after you'd already filled your
folders with mail.
It may not be possible to get them to share local folders nicely, in which
case I'll give up and have all folders (not just inboxes) stored on an
IMAP server.
Michael
